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Hut 8 shares surge nearly 30 percent after signing $9.8 billion ai data center lease

May 06, 2026 Reported by AI Image generated by AI

Hut 8 announced a 15-year lease valued at $9.8 billion for a large-scale AI data center in Texas, sending its shares up nearly 30 percent on Wednesday. The deal covers 352 megawatts of capacity at the company's Beacon Point campus and includes options that could raise the total value to $25.1 billion.

Six people found dead in shipping container at Texas rail yard

Authorities discovered the bodies of six people inside a shipping container at a Union Pacific rail yard in Laredo, Texas, on Sunday afternoon. The victims, five men and one woman, are believed to have died from heat stroke as temperatures climbed to 97 degrees.

Texas man charged with murdering wife over back pain dispute

May 10, 2026 Reported by AI

A Houston-area husband has been charged with murder after allegedly shooting his wife multiple times in their home because she did not take his back pain seriously. The shooting occurred on May 2 while their three young children were present.

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Texas father charged with murdering his infant son

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Border Patrol reassigns hundreds of agents to Laredo for gotaways surge

Texas mother charged with digging up newborn daughter's grave

Tamisha Cheyniece Drake, a 33-year-old woman from Angelina County, Texas, faces felony charges after admitting to exhuming her infant daughter's body from a cemetery and leaving it in a driveway. The Angelina County Sheriff's Office discovered the disturbance at Davis Memorial Gardens in the Cedar Grove area on Thursday. Drake directed deputies to the unoccupied residence where the remains were found still inside the original burial container.

Texas father admits shooting son in head after threats

April 25, 2026 Reported by AI

A 78-year-old man in Lubbock, Texas, has been charged with murder after admitting to shooting his 37-year-old son in the head. The incident followed a confrontation outside an RV on their property. The father called 911 himself to report the shooting.

James Talarico hauls record $27M in Q1 fundraising after Texas Senate primary win

After winning the Texas Democratic U.S. Senate primary last month, state Rep. James Talarico announced a record $27 million fundraising haul for the first quarter of 2026—the largest ever for a Senate candidate in an election year's opening quarter. The grassroots-driven funds, mostly small donations, bolster his general election bid against the winner of the ongoing GOP primary runoff between Sen. John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton.

Texas man accused of murdering estranged wife in Houston shooting

April 15, 2026 Reported by AI

Keith Washington faces murder charges after allegedly shooting his estranged wife Tynice Friday dead in their Houston home, with their 6-year-old son calling 911 to report the incident. Deputies responded around 10 p.m. Saturday to the 14000 block of Cypress Falls Drive. Washington surrendered following a standoff with SWAT.

May 07, 2026 21:09